United States presidential election, 1996

The United States presidential election, 1996 was held on 5 November 1996. The incumbent President of the United States, Bill Clinton, was the Democratic Party nominee, while Al Gore remained his running mate. Clinton faced the Republican Party ticket of Bob Dole and his running mate Jack Kemp and the Reform Party USA ticket of Ross Perot and Patrick Choate. Clinton's chances of winning were slim due to the 1994 Republican Revolution, his betrayal of his promise to cut taxes and reduce the deficit, he enacted a federal assault weapons ban, and he failed to reform healthcare. However, the economy was recovering from a recession and the world was stable, and Clinton was able to win re-election with 379 electoral votes to Dole's 159.